as in warlike
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of hawkish
Markets were minded to agree with BofA on its take of a hawkish Powell.
—
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 31 July 2025
The chair is just one of 12 votes, and the Fed’s rotating voting panel, which took a slightly hawkish turn this year, will shift again in 2026.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 July 2025
As Trump eased off some of his most hawkish trade policies, Nvidia's biggest customers reaffirmed their multi-billion-dollar capital expenditure plans.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 July 2025
But, more broadly, these failures didn’t change your very hawkish outlook on foreign policy in the Middle East and just the whole way America conducts foreign policy, right?
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hawkish
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 31 July 2025
The chair is just one of 12 votes, and the Fed’s rotating voting panel, which took a slightly hawkish turn this year, will shift again in 2026.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 July 2025
As Trump eased off some of his most hawkish trade policies, Nvidia's biggest customers reaffirmed their multi-billion-dollar capital expenditure plans.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 July 2025
But, more broadly, these failures didn’t change your very hawkish outlook on foreign policy in the Middle East and just the whole way America conducts foreign policy, right?
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hawkish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawkish
Adjective
-
His warlike actions in Iran, despite campaign promises to the contrary, blatantly bypassed the need to gain approval from the legislative branch of government.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2025
-
The bottom line: Bipartisanship is the most obvious casualty of Schumer's new warlike posture toward the GOP.—
Hans Nichols,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
All that’s missing is a bloodthirsty, vengeful mob.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
-
This is not some bloodthirsty pirate contempt with conquering a pleasure planet like everyone thought, but a calculative master manipulator and tactician who knew the value of Kalgan and used it to acquire a larger prize — incapacitating the Empire’s attack forces.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
What is his common sense, after all, next to the cosmopolitan genius of Jefferson, or the martial courage of Washington?—
Matthew Redmond
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
-
Adults and youngsters were also invited to participate in an interactive exercise with the martial artists.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkish. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share